{"id":"CVE-2021-24145","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-24145","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:32:16.458Z","title":"Arbitrary file upload in the Modern Events Calendar Lite WordPress plugin, versions before 5.16.5, did not properly check the imported file, allowing PHP ones to be uploaded by administrator by using the 'text/csv' content-type in the request.","description":"Arbitrary file upload in the Modern Events Calendar Lite WordPress plugin, versions before 5.16.5, did not properly check the imported file, allowing PHP ones to be uploaded by administrator by using the 'text/csv' content-type in the request.","published":"2021-03-18T15:15:15.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:39:28.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"contact@wpscan.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-434"],"affected":["webnus/modern events calendar lite"],"epss":{"score":0.87201,"percentile":0.99748,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2021-07-02","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":50082,"kind":"exploit","title":"Wordpress Plugin Modern Events Calendar 5.16.2 - Remote Code Execution (Authenticated)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50082","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/50082.py","file":"exploits/php/webapps/50082.py","published":"2021-07-02","added":"2021-07-02","updated":"2021-07-02","author":"Ron Jost","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2021-24145"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.commodern-events-calendar-lite.5.16.2.zip","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 87.2%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163346/WordPress-Modern-Events-Calendar-5.16.2-Shell-Upload.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"contact@wpscan.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163672/WordPress-Modern-Events-Calendar-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"contact@wpscan.com"},{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f42cc26b-9aab-4824-8168-b5b8571d1610","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"contact@wpscan.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163346/WordPress-Modern-Events-Calendar-5.16.2-Shell-Upload.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163672/WordPress-Modern-Events-Calendar-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f42cc26b-9aab-4824-8168-b5b8571d1610","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24145","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}